• J.Crew’s profits in the first quarter of 2012 nearly doubled (to $30.7 million from $16.2) from the same period last year. [WWD]

• This wonderful married couple own 146 custom-made matching outfits — and their last name is pronounced like “swanky,” which says it all. [Buzzfeed]

• Hermès designed the interiors of an apartment in a luxurious new residential building in Singapore. So chic is the unit that it’s not for private rent, instead it’ll be used as an events space — so that everyone gets to marvel at the décor. Everyone who gets invited to luxurious Singaporean parties, that is. [Lucky Right Now]

• A new anti-counterfeit campaign launching in France, with posters reminding designer bargain hunters that even just carrying a fake could, under French law, land you in jail. [WWD]

• Business of Fashion wonders, “could Africa be the next frontier for fashion retail?” [Business of Fashion]

• Karl Lagerfeld’s new men’s masstige line will be sold exclusively online by e-commerce site Luisa Via Roma. [WWD]

• Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, plans to start up a lifestyle clothing company. Its merchandise will “carry the spirit of New Orleans.” [HuffPo]